South Texas deputy retrieves snake that emerged from toilet

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Jun 11, 2018 at 1:39 PMJun 11, 2018 at 1:40 PM

BEEVILLE, Texas (AP) — A South Texas man says he was cleaning the bathroom at his home when his 6-year-old son alerted him.About 3 feet of a snake was slithering out of the toilet and climbing toward a window.Wade Velock tells San Antonio TV station KSAT he ran so fast he knocked down his son.Bee County sheriff's deputies were called.In a Facebook post, the sheriff's office says Deputy Lindsay Scotten retrieved the snake, which appears to be about 5 feet long, in the bathroom vanity, then released it into the brush.It was identified as a non-venomous blue indigo.Vielock says Scotten told him she has trouble dealing with cockroaches but is OK handling snakes.Bee County is about 90 miles (144.83 kilometers) southeast of San Antonio.___Information from: KSAT-TV, http://www.ksat.com

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